Volkswagen Spare Tire Carrier

The Carrier

VW manufactured a spare tire carrier for the rear hatch of the Vanagon.
This carrier is supposedly very sturdy, with including reinforcements to
the metal of the hatch. Unfortunately, the carrier is expensive. The total
cost, without installation, is around US$3000.00!

Part numbers

The following illustration and table
show the part numbers necessary for the VW spare tire carrier. Unfortunately
the entire assembly is not available in 'kit' form.

(click on the illustration to zoom)

Part
#

English
name

German
name

Qty

1

251 813 234 A

Hatch reinforcement

Verstaerkung

2

2

251 813 557

Swinging bracket

Traeger

1

3

251 813 571 A

Bracket on door

Konsole

1

4

N 011 525 13

A8 washer

Scheibe A8,4

4

5

N 010 240 16

M8x20mm bolt

Sechskantschraube
M8x20

4

6

251 813 609 B

M14x1.5 nut

Sechskantmutter M14x1,5

3

7

251 813 643 A

Upper side bracket

Lagerbock oben

1

8

251 813 644 A

Lower side bracket

Verriegelung

1

9

251 898 751 N

Catch

Lagerbock unten

1

10

014 720 3

M10x22 self-locking bolt

Zylinderschraube mit Innensechskantkopf, selbstsichernd
M10x20

1

11

251 898 753

Retaining clip

Verschlussbuegel

1

12

251 898 757

Side securing
parts

Befestigungsteile oben/unten

1

13

251 898 759

Hatch securing
parts

Befestigungsteile

1

14

251 898 755

Lower Rear Bracket

Halter

1

15

867 077 4FB

16" Spare
Tire Cover (Black)

1

Links

At the time of this writing, the following company can obtain the spare
tire carrier.